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For 74 years, Modesto has been the J.M. Equipment Co.'s corporate headquarters and oldest store. That's about to change. The company is closing its Modesto and Stockton shops, merging its staff and moving to Manteca.

The move will affect 80 workers, including about 55 in Modesto.

"We're going to try to hang on to all our employees, but we know it's going to be tough for everyone now working in Modesto (to commute to Manteca)," said David Baiocchi, one of the company's co-owners. "We're going to work with scheduling to help everyone we can."

Baiocchi and 5 partners, all of whom had been J.M. Equipment employees, bought the company in 1999. The deal included a 10-year lease for the Modesto and Stockton stores. Since that decade-long obligation ended, the company has been trying to leave.

Read the full story at: modbee.com

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